Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP (current US$), per capita

Spain
38,627 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,671 current US$ per person
in 2025
Spain rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 38,627 current US$ per person against 1,671 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36,956 current US$ per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 23.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 212 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 752.58 current US$ per person 190.67 current US$ per person 561.91 current US$ per person Spain
1970s 2,950 current US$ per person 416.03 current US$ per person 2,534 current US$ per person Spain
1980s 6,550 current US$ per person 730.05 current US$ per person 5,820 current US$ per person Spain
1990s 14,881 current US$ per person 752.47 current US$ per person 14,128 current US$ per person Spain
2000s 24,908 current US$ per person 1,019 current US$ per person 23,889 current US$ per person Spain
2010s 29,138 current US$ per person 1,711 current US$ per person 27,428 current US$ per person Spain
2020s 32,633 current US$ per person 1,695 current US$ per person 30,939 current US$ per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Spain, at 38,627 current US$ per person against 1,671 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36,956 current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Spain ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.